{"id":635,"date":"2008-08-18T05:55:21","date_gmt":"2008-08-18T12:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/18\/diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-twenty\/"},"modified":"2008-08-18T05:55:21","modified_gmt":"2008-08-18T12:55:21","slug":"diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-twenty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/18\/diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-twenty\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Rundown \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Edition Twenty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the twentieth week of the \u00e2\u20ac\u212208 major league baseball season.<\/em><\/p>\n

Making the Rounds<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>St. Louis\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Joel Pineiro <\/strong>made his first career start against the Marlins on Monday and pitched seven innings to pick up his first win against Florida in their 4-2 win.\u00c2\u00a0 In his nine year career, Pineiro has wins over 26 of the 30 Major League teams in 71 career wins.\u00c2\u00a0 The only teams he is winless against — the Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners.<\/p>\n

The House That Nathan Built<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Minnesota\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Joe Nathan <\/strong>gave a gift of $500,000 to his alma mater, Stony Brook University in New York to build Joe Nathan Field.<\/p>\n

Firsts<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Cincinnati\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Chris Dickerson<\/strong> and Adam Rosales <\/strong>became the fourth and fifth Reds players to get their first career hit this season in Tuesday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 5-1 win over the Pirates.\u00c2\u00a0 Dickerson and Rosales joined Jay Bruce<\/strong>, Paul Janish <\/strong>and Johnny Cueto <\/strong>to collect their first career hits this season. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Off to the Reyes-es<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 Jose Reyes <\/strong>of the Mets stole his 40th<\/sup> base of 2008 in Tuesday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 4-3 win over the Nationals.\u00c2\u00a0 It marked the fourth season the Reyes reached 40 steals.\u00c2\u00a0 He is the first player in Mets\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 history to steal 40 bases or more in four seasons breaking a tie with Mookie Wilson <\/strong>who stole 40 bases in three seasons with the Mets.<\/p>\n

According to Elias I<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Boston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Dustin Pedroia <\/strong>became the first player in Red Sox history to get five runs and five hits in the same game in Tuesday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 19-17 win over the Rangers, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.<\/p>\n

Oops!<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Philadelphia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pat Burrell<\/strong> — often removed for defensive purposes late in the game — made his first error since September 22, 2007 in their 4-3 loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday.\u00c2\u00a0 It was a stretch of 122 games without an error for Burrell who also has 11 outfield assists this season.<\/p>\n

Wild Inning<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Astros scored six runs in the sixth inning in their 6-2 win over the Giants on Wednesday.\u00c2\u00a0 They did it on just two hits, four walks (one intentional), three hit batsmen and two sacrifice flies off of Barry Zito <\/strong>and reliever Billy Sadler<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Zito, Sadler and the Giants hit three batters in one inning for just the 35th<\/sup> time in Major League history.<\/p>\n

Snapped I<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Seattle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ichiro Suzuki <\/strong>went 0-for-6 in their 10-7 win over the Angels in 12 innings on Wednesday.\u00c2\u00a0 The hitless game ended Ichiro\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 17-game hitting streak.<\/p>\n

Runs on Empty<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Oakland A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s scored two runs in a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.\u00c2\u00a0 It was the 15th<\/sup> consecutive game the A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s scored four or less runs, a team record.<\/p>\n

Back4<\/sup><\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 Jim Thome<\/strong>, Paul Konerko<\/strong>, Alexei Ramirez<\/strong> and Juan Uribe <\/strong>of the White Sox hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back homers in the sixth inning to tie a Major League record on Thursday.\u00c2\u00a0 The quartet became the sixth foursome to accomplish the feat in Major League history.\u00c2\u00a0 The White Sox beat the Royals 9-2.<\/p>\n

According to Elias II<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>In the same game, Carlos Quentin <\/strong>was hit by a pitch for the sixth consecutive game by Kansas City\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kyle Davies <\/strong>to become the only player since 1920 to get hit in six consecutive games, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.<\/p>\n

Snapped II<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Oakland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Brad Ziegler <\/strong>— two days after breaking Mike Torres<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 club record — gave up the first run of his career after 39 scoreless innings which was a Major League record to start off a career and tied a Major League record for relievers set by Cleveland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Al Benton <\/strong>in 1949.\u00c2\u00a0 The run gave the Rays a lead in the ninth but the A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s battled back to tie the game only to lose 7-6 in 12 innings on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable I<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The people were saying \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcWhy didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t he pitch against [CC] Sabathia?\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00c2\u00a0 Sheets is every bit of what Sabathia is.\u00c2\u00a0 The guy started the All-Star game.\u00c2\u00a0 A matchup like that is what a competitor loves to do.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 San Diego\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jake Peavy <\/strong>who tuned into a local radio show after Wednesday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game to hear someone accusing him of avoiding pitching against Tim Lincecum <\/strong>and CC Sabathia<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Manager Bud Black <\/strong>pushed Peavy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s August 1 start against Lincecum back a day because he had thrown 127 pitches in the previous start and he thought Peavy should take an extra day\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rest.\u00c2\u00a0 The change in the rotation also caused Peavy to face Ben Sheets <\/strong>on Thursday instead of Sabathia on Wednesday.\u00c2\u00a0 The Padres won 3-2 and Peavy went to 9-8 allowing one run and four hits in seven innings. <\/p>\n

Historical Sweep I<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Braves and Cubs have been playing each other since 1876.\u00c2\u00a0 The Chicago Cubs beat the Braves 11-7 on Thursday to complete the first sweep of the season series in their history.<\/p>\n

Gone Cyclin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Atlanta\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mark Kotsay <\/strong>went 5-for-5 and became only the second player since the Braves moved to Atlanta to hit for the cycle in their 11-7 loss to the Cubs on Thursday.\u00c2\u00a0 He also picked up his 1,500th<\/sup> career hit in the game.\u00c2\u00a0 Kotsay\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cycle was the first by a Brave since Albert Hall <\/strong>on September 23, 1987.<\/p>\n

Historical Sweep II<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Dodgers swept a four-game series with the Phillies on Thursday with a 3-1 win.\u00c2\u00a0 It was their first four-game sweep of the Phillies since July 1962.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable II<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been a catcher, a broadcaster, a coach, a manager — I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t remember him throwing a wild pitch.\u00c2\u00a0 You never see it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Yankees manager Joe Girardi <\/strong>after the Yankees lost 4-3 to the Royals on Friday when the Royals scored a go-ahead run when closer Mariano Rivera <\/strong>threw a wild pitch and Esteban German <\/strong>scored.\u00c2\u00a0 It was Rivera\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first wild pitch of the year and second in the last six seasons.<\/p>\n

Cy Young Day?<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>First, Cleveland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cliff Lee <\/strong>became the first American League pitcher to win 17 games in a 3-2 win over the Angels on Friday.\u00c2\u00a0 The win pushed Lee\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s record to 17-2 with a 2.43 ERA.\u00c2\u00a0 Not to be outdone, Arizona\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Brandon Webb <\/strong>became the first Major League pitcher to win 18 games in a 12-2 win over the Astros later that night.\u00c2\u00a0 Webb went to 18-4 with a 2.85 ERA.<\/p>\n

Let Me Tell Ya \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBout Jac(K) Cust<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 Oakland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jack Cust <\/strong>ended a streak of 19 consecutive games with a strikeout in style on Friday going 3-for-3 with two homers and three RBI in their 6-4 win over the White Sox.\u00c2\u00a0 The 19 consecutive games with a strikeout was a club record held previously by\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Jack Cust!<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable III<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153To be honest with you, when they first called me in, I thought they were calling me in to pitch.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Seattle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ichiro Suzuki <\/strong>through his interpreter after he was brought in to be a fifth infielder in the ninth inning before the Mariners intentionally walked Mark Lamb <\/strong>and moved Suzuki back to right.\u00c2\u00a0 The Twins won on a walk-off sacrifice fly to left by Brian Buscher <\/strong>for a 7-6 win on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Snapped III<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Arizona\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Stephen Drew <\/strong>went 0-for-4 on Saturday in their 11-5 win over the Astros which ended his 17-game hitting streak.<\/p>\n

A Giant Youth Movement<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>San Francisco\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Matt Palmer <\/strong>made his Major League debut in his first start on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 Palmer lasted just 2 1\/3 innings\u00c2\u00a0 and gave up six runs in their 11-5 loss to the Braves.\u00c2\u00a0 He was the 15th<\/sup> Giant to make their Major League debut — the first team since the Philadelphia Athletics in 1954 to have 15 players debut before September.<\/p>\n

Extra!\u00c2\u00a0 Extra!<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Baltimore Orioles had 12 extra-base hits in their 16-8 win over the Tigers at Comerica Park on Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0 The 12 extra-base hits were the most by any team in the history of Comerica Park.\u00c2\u00a0 Also in the game, Melvin Mora <\/strong>went 5-for-6 with two doubles, two home runs, six RBI and four runs scored.\u00c2\u00a0 Mora was the first Oriole since Miguel Tejada <\/strong>on June 1, 2005 to have four extra-base hits in the same game.\u00c2\u00a0 The 14 total bases by Mora was the highest this season by any player, tying Cleveland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kelly Shoppach <\/strong>who notched 14 total bases on July 30.<\/p>\n

Gone Streakin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 Garret Anderson <\/strong>of the Angels was given the day off on Sunday and finished the week with a 20-game hitting streak still alive.\u00c2\u00a0 Anderson is only the third player this season and first player not on the Rangers to hit safely in 20 straight games.<\/p>\n

Stopper<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>San Francisco\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Tim Lincecum <\/strong>went to 12-2 following a Giant loss on Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0 He also lowered his road numbers to 9-1 with a 1.88 ERA with a 7 2\/3-inning outing where he gave up one run on three hits in their 3-1 win over the Braves.<\/p>\n

More on Linecum<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Lincecum is 17-0 with a 3.13 ERA when the Giants support him with three or more runs.<\/p>\n

Double Up<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Toronto\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Alex Rios <\/strong>went 5-for-6 with four doubles in their 15-4 win over the Red Sox on Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0 Rios became the third player in team history to hit four doubles in a game joining Shannon Stewart <\/strong>and Damaso Garcia<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 He was also the third player in Blue Jays\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 history to get five hits in a game twice joining Frank Catalanotto <\/strong>and George Bell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Could Have Been a Contender<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Seattle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Raul Ibanez <\/strong>had his third five-hit game of his career in their 11-8 loss to the Twins on Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0 Ibanez was often thrown around as a player with the possibility of being traded at the July 31 deadline.\u00c2\u00a0 Ibanez stayed put and is 25-for-62 (.413) with 13 extra-base hits and 20 RBI in the 15 games since the deadline.<\/p>\n

Wild Thing<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>In the same game, Seattle reliever R.A. Dickey <\/strong>threw four wild pitches in one inning to match a Major League record.<\/p>\n

In a Pinch<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Three members of the 500-home run club — Ken Griffey Jr.<\/strong>, Jim Thome<\/strong> and Frank Thomas<\/strong> — were all pinch hit for on Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0 The White Sox beat the A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 13-1 in a game where three 500-home run club members were pinch hit for the first time in Major League history.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable IV<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever done that, even in the Minors.\u00c2\u00a0 But I told [pitching coach] Jimmy [Hickey], if we walk [Michael] Young to load the bases, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to walk [Josh] Hamilton.\u00c2\u00a0 I just thought that was prudent.\u00c2\u00a0 With the kind of year he has been having.\u00c2\u00a0 I wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s spectacular, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s beyond that.\u00c2\u00a0 He very easily could have hit a grand slam there.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon <\/strong>who called for Grant Balfour <\/strong>to walk Hamilton intentionally with the bases loaded to force in a run and put the go-ahead run at the plate.\u00c2\u00a0 Then, Maddon brought in Dan Wheeler <\/strong>who struck out Marlon Byrd <\/strong>to give the Rays a 7-4 win on Sunday.<\/p>\n

R-E-S-P-E-C-T<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>More on the intentional walk of Josh Hamilton <\/strong>with the bases loaded by the Rays.\u00c2\u00a0 It was just the fourth time since 1900 that a team walked a player intentionally with the bases loaded.\u00c2\u00a0 Hamilton joined Barry Bonds <\/strong>(\u00e2\u20ac\u212298), Bill Nicholson <\/strong>(\u00e2\u20ac\u212244) and Nap Lajoie <\/strong>(\u00e2\u20ac\u212201) in that rare group.<\/p>\n

Numbers Game<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/strong>12:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>In the Red Sox 19-17 win over the Rangers on Tuesday, Rangers starting pitcher Scott Feldman <\/strong>became the first player since August 3, 1918 to give up 12 runs and not lose.\u00c2\u00a0 Gene Packard <\/strong>gave up 12 runs and took the win in a 16-12 victory by the Cardinals over the Phillies.
\n36:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Red Sox beat the Rangers on Tuesday by a score of 19-17.\u00c2\u00a0 The combined 36 runs tied an American League record set on June 29, 1950 when the Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 22-14.
\n54:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Colorado\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Willy Taveras <\/strong>stole his 54th<\/sup> base of the season in Friday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 4-3 win over the Nationals.\u00c2\u00a0 Later, Taveras stole his 55th<\/sup> base to extend his club record previously held by Eric Young <\/strong>with 53 in 1996.
\n200:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Cincinnati\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Francisco Cordero <\/strong>pitched a one-two-three ninth inning for his 23rd<\/sup> save of the season and 200th<\/sup> of his career in their 3-1 win over the Pirates on Thursday.
\n294:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Arizona\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Randy Johnson <\/strong>picked up his 10th<\/sup> win of the year and 294th<\/sup> win of his career in their 4-2 win over the Rockies on Tuesday.
\n2127:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Dodgers beat the Phillies 4-3 with a walk-off single by Andre Ethier <\/strong>on Tuesday.\u00c2\u00a0 The win marked manager Joe Torre<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 2,127th<\/sup> career win putting him into seventh on the career wins list amongst all managers.\u00c2\u00a0 Torre passed Joe McCarthy <\/strong>who still has Torre by two pennants (8) and three World Series championships (7).<\/p>\n

Grand Slams<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/strong>Lance Berkman, Houston <\/strong>vs. San Francisco (8\/12)
\nVernon Wells, Toronto <\/strong>vs. Detroit (8\/13)
\nMiguel Montero, Arizona <\/strong>vs. Houston (8\/16)
\nChris Young, Arizona <\/strong>vs. Houston (8\/16)
\nJason Giambi, NY Yankees <\/strong>vs. Kansas City (8\/17)
\nAlexei Ramirez, Chicago White Sox <\/strong>vs. Oakland (8\/17)<\/p>\n

Walk-Off Archive<\/u><\/strong>
\nSingle:\u00c2\u00a0 Andre Ethier, LA Dodgers <\/strong>vs. Philadelphia (8\/12);\u00c2\u00a0 Brett Gardner, NY Yankees <\/strong>vs. Kansas City (8\/16)\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nDouble:\u00c2\u00a0 None\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nTriple:\u00c2\u00a0 None\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nHome Run:\u00c2\u00a0 Nomar Garciaparra, LA Dodgers <\/strong>vs. Philadelphia (8\/13);\u00c2\u00a0 Kurt Suzuki, Oakland <\/strong>vs. Chicago White Sox (8\/15);\u00c2\u00a0 Andre Ethier, LA Dodgers <\/strong>vs. Milwaukee (8\/17)\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nSacrifice Fly:\u00c2\u00a0 Brian Buscher, Minnesota <\/strong>vs. Seattle (8\/16)<\/p>\n

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